There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Prague by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Berlin
best- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Praha-Holesovicetrain Rj
8h 28mKč 4,300–11,238Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the bus from Kassel to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N69 / ...
11h 57mKč 1,706–4,519Drive 562 km
- Drive from Basel to Praguecar 562 km
5h 49mKč 2,064–2,981Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane DUS - PRG
7h 15mTrain
- Take the train from Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 51
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovicetrain Rj
10h 27mKč 3,306–11,519Train #2
- Take the train from Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain 51
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain Drf
12h 44mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane CGN - PRG
8h 19mTrain to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FMO - PRG
9h 22mKč 3,290–7,545Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Oelde to Essen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FRA - PRG
8h 39mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovicetrain
9h 17m
Basel to Prague by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Prague is to train and bus which costs 1 700 Kč - 4 600 Kč and takes 11h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Prague is to drive which takes 5h 49m and costs 2 000 Kč - 3 000 Kč.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Prague. However, there are services departing from Oelde and arriving at Praha-Holesovice via Bielefeld Hbf and Berlin Südkreuz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 28m.
The distance between Basel and Prague is 780 km. The road distance is 562 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Prague without a car is to train via Berlin which takes 8h 28m and costs 4 300 Kč - 12 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Basel to Prague, including transfers.
Basel to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bielefeld Hbf station.
Basel to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Südkreuz Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Prague is 562 km. It takes approximately 5h 49m to drive from Basel to Prague.
There are 4612+ hotels available in Prague.
What companies run services between Basel, Germany and Prague, Czechia?
You can take a vehicle from Basel to Praha-Holesovice via Oelde, Bielefeld Hbf, S Südkreuz Bhf, and Berlin Südkreuz in around 8h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–6,000
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–9,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,300–11,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–5,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–7,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–3,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–7,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,700–6,500
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,700–6,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–7,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,200–11,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–2,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–10,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–6,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–2,500
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,300
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,300
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Lippstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Lippstadt, Bustreff Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 380–550
- Website
- Eurobahn
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–1,600
- Website
- Flixbus
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